Monthly Archives: April 2014

Peugeot 2008 DKR revealed for 2015 Dakar Rally

Last year Peugeot smashed the Pikes Peak Hillclimb record with their 208 T16 Pikes Peak race car.

New ceramic materials for hydrogen storage

The researchers have created for the first time compounds made from mixtures of calcium hexaboride, strontium and barium hexaboride. The resulting ceramics are essentially crystalline structures in a cage of boron. To store hydrogen, the researchers would swap the calcium, strontium and boron with hydrogen atoms within the cage. Credit: Olivia Graeve/Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego.

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have created new ceramic materials that could be used to store hydrogen safely and efficiently. The researchers have created for the first time compounds made from mixtures of calcium hexaboride, strontium and barium hexaboride.

Fiat wraps up employees’ foreign-made cars

Some Fiat employees at two Italian factories got a surprise last week: their foreign-made cars from brands such as Volkswagen and Peugeot had been “wrapped up” in a giant plastic bag, with a Valentine heart on top.

New 2015 Nissan Murano revealed with Resonance-inspired styling

Nissan has unveiled the new third-generation Murano, with styling quite similar to the Resonance concept, from last year’s Detroit Motor Show.

Land Rover reveals Discovery Vision concept

Land Rover has revealed the Discovery Vision concept in New York. It previews the upcoming Discovery family of vehicles due to appear from 2015, starting with a smaller Discovery to replace the Freelander and followed by a larger model to replace the current Discovery 4.